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...being an environmentalist in government, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, as the Economist put it, "has never suggested he cares." Their respective records back up this image of the two candidates. Gore, author of the 1992 manifesto Earth in the Balance, is an avid supporter of the Kyoto protocol--a 1997 commitment signed by over 100 countries to stem global emissions of greenhouse gases. Alternatively, Bush's home state of Texas has the dubious distinction of having one of the worst environmental records in the nation. Recently, Houston surpassed Los Angeles as the smog capital...
...observed various shortcoming in the monitoring protocol," Voorhes said, although she said her final assessment was not as harsh as O'Rourke's. "It's not a perfect monitoring organization, but it is improving...
...risk of infection is lower. Yet there are drawbacks. Some women suffer excessive bleeding, nausea or diarrhea. Nor is it recommended for women with bleeding disorders or who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day. Indeed, for many, surgery is less complicated--and quicker than the three-office-visit protocol required for the new pills...
...Cheney needed another handicap, the relatively informal format of tonight's meeting - which will be held around a table, moderated by CNN's Bernard Shaw - could prove problematic. Cheney?s formal manner is better suited to more traditional debate protocol. If Lieberman can capitalize on his trademark humor early in the exchange, it's hard to imagine Cheney mustering the verbal energy to claim momentum...
Although the Napster system may frequently be used to access copyrighted material, the same could be said of telnet, ftp, HTTP, NFS, Windows networking and every other electronic communications protocol yet devised. A ban on Internet traffic directed through Napster might create a precedent that would force the University to take steps more restrictive of student freedoms...